Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File B. L. Wt. 902-150, Joseph Fay, N.H.

SERVICE
NUMBER
N.H.
Fay, Joseph
B.L. No. 902-150.
CONTENTS

the heirs of
Hon. M. Richards.
Hon. M. Richards
Richards
April 3 rd 1820
This Joseph Day, appears to be the only direct witness in favor of his own Claim: that is as to the fact of his Father's having died of wounds received in Battle. The auxiliary testimony of the Hon. Stephen Bradley is favorable.
N.B. The signature of J. F.'s Deposition and the signature of the Letter purporting to be his, do not appear to be written by the same hand.

State of New Hampshire Cheshire County ss. Walpole March 23. AD 1820
I Joseph Fay of Walpole aforesaid aged sixty years and upward a citizen of the United States do upon oath testify and declare that my Father Joseph Fay was an Ensign in Capt William Ellis's Company in the New Hampshire Regiment commanded by Col. Alexander Scamell in the Army of the Revolution and being engaged against the common enemy of my Country was wounded at the battle of Stillwaters on the nineteenth day of September AD 1777 was shortly after carried to Albany and died of the wound he there received the fourteenth of November of the same year. I can testify more positively to the above facts as I was then an enlisted soldier and in the battle in which my father was wounded. I further declare that I have never received a warrant for the County Land promised my father on the part of the United States nor have I ever assigned or transferred the same nor has the same been received by any person to the best of my knowledge and belief. Therefore I know all Men by these presents that I Joseph Fay aforesaid Son and heir at Law of Joseph Fay who was wounded and died in the Revolutionary war do hereby constitute and appoint the Hon. Mark Richards of Westminster in Vermont now a member of Congress to be my true & lawful Attorney for me and in my name to demand and receive from the Secy of War of the United States or of such other person as is duly authorized to issue & deliver the same a warrant for the quantity of Land due to my Father Joseph Fay deceased as aforesaid and to sign a receipt or acquittance therefor. I further testify that I am heir at Law of the said Joseph Fay deceased as aforesaid with others.
Attest Joseph Fay
I Stephen H. Bradley of Walpole in the State of New Hampshire aged sixty years and upwards a citizen of the United States do upon oath declare that I have been long acquainted with Joseph Fay who has subscribed the above declaration in my presence and well know that he is the identical person here therein represents himself to be that full faith and credence may be given to his testimony and that the facts by him stated as above are just and true to the best of my knowledge and belief and that he with several others is heir at Law of the said Joseph Fay who died in the War of the Revolution.
Attest Stephen H. Bradley
State of New Hampshire March 23. 1820 Cheshire County ss. Then before me one of the justices of the peace for said County of Cheshire personally appeared the above named Joseph Fay subscribed to the foregoing declaration and in my presence acknowledged the power of Attorney that he had granted to the Hon. Stephen H. Bradley who hath subscribed the above certificate of identity both to me well known to be men of respectability and truth and made solemn oath to the truth of the depositions by them respectively subscribed.
Isaac Redington Justicing the peace

Dushore Is
I Salma Hale Clerk of the Judicial Courts in said County certify that Isaac Redington is an acting Justice of the peace in and for said County and that the within is his own signature
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of our Superior Court at Indianapolis to be affixed this twenty fifth day of March A D 1820
S. Hale Clerk

Rev. & 1812 War Section Bty. Ld. Wt. 902-150 Pension clm. W. 16983
See duplicate of this letter in Joo Fay W. 16983
W.A.S.
Am
June 14, 1928
J. Sidney Wright City Hall Annex Holyoke, Massachusetts
Sir:
I advise you that from the Revolutionary War records of this bureau it appears that JOSEPH FAY served as an ensign in Captain William Ellis' Company in Colonel Alexander Scamell's New Hampshire Regiment. He was wounded at the first battle of Stillwater, was carried to Albany shortly afterward and died early in November, 1777.
On an application executed March 23, 1820, his son, Joseph, of Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and three other sons and two daughters (their names not stated) were allowed 150 acres of bounty land on Warrant 902 on account of the service of their father.
The Revolutionary War records of this bureau fail to afford any information in regard to pension having been claimed by a Lucy Fay or by any person as the widow of Joseph Fay who served as ensign in Colonel Scamell's Regiment and who died in November, 1777.
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From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Joseph Fay, the son of the above mentioned Ensign Joseph Fay, it appears that he enlisted at Walpole, New Hampshire, March 1, 1777,

in Captain William Ellis' Company in Colonel Alexander Scamnell's New Hampshire Regiment: he was in both battles of Stillwater and at the surrender of Burgoyne and was discharged January 26, 1780.
He was allowed pension on his application executed December 17, 1819, at which time he was fifty-seven years of age and was living in Walpole, New Hampshire. He died there September 13, 1831.
He married November 14, 1782, Sarah Graves, of Walpole, New Hampshire. She was allowed pension on account of his service, on her application executed September 4, 1838, at which time she was seventy-six years of age and was a resident of Walpole, New Hampshire.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

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The heirs of Joseph Hay — Ensign New Hampshire line —
Warrant ipd April 21. 1820 —
Hon: Mark Richards —

Hon. Mark Richman.
Min Congress
Washington

Walpole. April 14 1820
Hon ble Mr. Michaux.
Sir
I enclose to you. all the papers which I suppose will be necessary to procure a warrant for the lands which my Father was entitled to from the United States and you will add to the many favours already received by procuring the warrant and bringing it home with you. I am Sir
Respectfully your obliged
From the S on
Joseph Fay

Rev. & 1812 Wars Section Bty. Ld. Wt. 902-150 Pension Clm. W. 16983
See duplicate of this letter in case of Jos. Fay W. 16983
W.A.S.
June 13, 1927
Mrs. Cora K. Wilgers 414 Morrison Ave. Columbus, Ohio
Madam:
I have to advise you that from the Revolutionary War records of this Bureau it appears that JOSEPH FAY served as an ensign in Captain William Ellis' Company in Colonel Alexander Scammell's New Hampshire Regiment. He was wounded at the first battle of Stillwater, was carried to Albany shortly afterward and died early in November, 1777.
On an application executed March 23, 1820, his son, Joseph, of Walpole, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, and three other sons and two daughters (their names not stated) were allowed 150 acres of bounty land on Warrant 902 on account of the service of their father.
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From the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim of Joseph Fay, the son of the above mentioned Ensign Joseph Fay, it appears that he enlisted at Walpole, New Hampshire, March 1, 1777, in Captain William Ellis' Company in Colonel Alexander Scammell's New Hampshire Regiment; he was in both battles of Stillwater and at the surrender of Burgoyne and was discharged January 26, 1780.

He was allowed pension on his application executed December 17, 1819, at which time he was fifty-seven years of age and was living in Walpole, New Hampshire. He died there September 13, 1831.
He married November 14, 1782, Sarah Graves, of Walpole, New Hampshire. She was allowed pension on account of his service, on her application executed September 4, 1838, at which time she was seventy-six years of age and was a resident of Walpole, New Hampshire.
Respectfully,
WINFIELD SCOTT Commissioner

State of New- Hampshire Cheshire ss
There are to certify whom they may con- cern, that Joseph Gray of Walpole in said County, together with three broth- ers and two sisters, are the only legitimate heirs at law of Joseph Gray late of said Walpole deceased, who died in the Revolutionary war in the year one thousand Seven hundred and seventyseven, at which time he belonged to Col. Alexander Scan- nel's Regiment.
Given under my hand and seal of office this thir- teenth day of April Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and twenty
Abiathar Judge of Probate for said County of Cheshire

V Ensb
Hon. Mark Richards.
Docum t . in a Revolutionary Revolutionary case.
Ensign Jos. Fraz r Hein
Nathaniel
C. M c G r Esq r
W th D r 902
Section of Bounty Lands
April 20 th 1820.

Wadsworth Hall 19 th April 1820
Nathaniel Cutting Esq r
Sir I have returned to me the necessary Vouchers to perfect the Claim of Joseph Fay a Revolutionary Officer which Mr Steward has found good therefore please have a Warrant sent me soon as convenient
Yours most respectfully Mark Richards

BOARD OF HEALTH CITY OF HOLYOKE MASSACHUSETTS
J. S. WRIGHT HEALTH OFFICER
August 27, 1927.
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C.
Mr Commissioner:-
Will you please send me a Copy of the Pension granted Mrs Lucy Fay of Walpole, New Hampshire, for the death of Joseph Fay, her husband, who died November 2, 1777. He was Ensign in Col. Scammell's reg- iment and died in hospital at Albany, New York.
Very truly yours,
J. Sidney Wright, City Hall Annex, Holyoke, Mass.

Columbus Ohio March - 24 - 1927
Commissioner of Pensions War Department Washington D. C.
I am writing to know if there is a record of one Joseph Fay Serving in the Revolutionary war.
This Joseph Fay was born - Sept 27 - 1738 in Westboro Mass and married Lucy Warren in 1761 in Shrewsbury Mass - He later lived in Bolton Mass. Winchendon Mass. and Walpole New Hampshire. He died Nov. 2 nd - 1777 in Albany N.Y.
Yours Respectfully
Mrs. Pora Knight Wilgus 414 Morrison Ave.